Yes, Back in the money

After nearly 3 months of not making the money in tournaments, I've finally cracked the sweet sweet promised land. 4th place in a Seven Card Stud Tournament. This used to be my worst game, but I've been improving a bunch. Sure there were only 31 players and $15 is far from my biggest tournament pay day, but any profit be good profit. I thought for sure that I was cooked but then 3 big big hands came up and God decided to smile on me one time. Here is the Cash Photo first off.

Okay the 3 hands and my thoughts.

This hand basically thinned the field enough to give me a chance.

Full Tilt Poker Game #487480641: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (3074544), Table 3 - 300/600 Ante 50 - Limit Seven Card Stud - 12:24:23 ET - 2006/03/09
Seat 1: JMarkeff (1,233)
Seat 2: RobieATL (9,199)
Seat 3: Spike Dog (5,980)
Seat 4: george r banks (9,090)
Seat 5: bulldog83 (3,767)
Seat 6: McFly33 (1,611)
Seat 7: Bender2006 (2,302) (I'm sitting terrible in my chipstack)
Seat 8: 77722 (13,318)
JMarkeff antes 50
RobieATL antes 50
Spike Dog antes 50
george r banks antes 50
bulldog83 antes 50
McFly33 antes 50
Bender2006 antes 50
77722 antes 50
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [6c]
Dealt to RobieATL [8c]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h]
Dealt to george r banks [2s]
Dealt to bulldog83 [9d]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Qc Ts] [8d]
Dealt to 77722 [3s]
george r banks is low with [2s]
george r banks brings in for 100
bulldog83 folds
McFly33 completes it to 300
Bender2006 folds
77722 folds
JMarkeff folds
RobieATL calls 300
Spike Dog calls 300
george r banks calls 200
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [8c] [3c]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h] [Ks]
Dealt to george r banks [2s] [Js]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd] [Th]
Spike Dog bets 300
george r banks calls 300
McFly33 raises to 600
RobieATL raises to 900
Spike Dog calls 600
george r banks calls 600
McFly33 raises to 1,200
RobieATL calls 300
Spike Dog calls 300
george r banks calls 300
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [8c 3c] [Jh]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h Ks] [4c]
Dealt to george r banks [2s Js] [Ad]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd Th] [Ac]
McFly33 bets 61, and is all in
RobieATL raises to 600
Spike Dog raises to 1,200
george r banks calls 1,200
RobieATL raises to 1,800
Spike Dog raises to 2,400
Bender2006: someone will be sitting nice after this pot( A shitload of raising, people going balls out, I pray George wins this pot)
george r banks calls 1,200
RobieATL calls 600
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [8c 3c Jh] [7d]
Dealt to Spike Dog [5h Ks 4c] [As]
Dealt to george r banks [2s Js Ad] [9s]
Dealt to McFly33 [Jd Th Ac] [7h]
Spike Dog checks
george r banks bets 600
RobieATL calls 600
Spike Dog calls 600
*** 7TH STREET ***
Spike Dog checks
77722: I want my cards back
george r banks bets 600
RobieATL calls 600
Spike Dog calls 600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
george r banks shows [7s 6d 2s Js Ad 9s 5s] (a flush, Jack high) (Fuck yeah!! He made his flush and is crippling my opponents)
RobieATL mucks
Spike Dog shows [Kc 5c 5h Ks 4c As 2h] (two pair, Kings and Fives)
george r banks wins the side pot (10,617) with a flush, Jack high
McFly33 mucks
george r banks wins the main pot (6,644) with a flush, Jack high
Bender2006: wow
McFly33 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 17,261 Main pot 6,644. Side pot 10,617. Rake 0
Seat 1: JMarkeff folded on 3rd St.
Seat 2: RobieATL mucked [Kd 8s 8c 3c Jh 7d 8h] - three of a kind, Eights
Seat 3: Spike Dog showed [Kc 5c 5h Ks 4c As 2h] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 4: george r banks showed [7s 6d 2s Js Ad 9s 5s] and won (17,261) with a flush, Jack high
Seat 5: bulldog83 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: McFly33 mucked [Qh Qd Jd Th Ac 7h Jc] - two pair, Queens and Jacks
Seat 7: Bender2006 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 8: 77722 folded on 3rd St.

I knock out our 6th place finisher.


Full Tilt Poker Game #487485284: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (3074544), Table 3 - 400/800 Ante 75 - Limit Seven Card Stud - 12:28:33 ET - 2006/03/09
Seat 1: JMarkeff (1,058)
Seat 2: RobieATL (1,044)
Seat 4: george r banks (23,986)
Seat 5: bulldog83 (2,392)
Seat 7: Bender2006 (2,127)
Seat 8: 77722 (15,893)
JMarkeff antes 75
RobieATL antes 75
george r banks antes 75
bulldog83 antes 75
Bender2006 antes 75
77722 antes 75
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [Kd]
Dealt to RobieATL [Ac]
Dealt to george r banks [2s]
Dealt to bulldog83 [7c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c] [Ah]
Dealt to 77722 [Td]
george r banks is low with [2s]
george r banks: tissue in the bathroom
77722: 7s were good!
george r banks brings in for 100
bulldog83 folds
Bender2006 completes it to 400
77722 folds
Bender2006: 77722 vs george, who wins?
JMarkeff folds
RobieATL calls 400
george r banks calls 300
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [Ac] [3c]
Dealt to george r banks [2s] [4c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah] [Tc]
Bender2006 bets 400
77722: george
RobieATL raises to 569, and is all in
george r banks folds
Bender2006 calls 169
RobieATL shows [4s Qd Ac 3c]
Bender2006 shows [Ks 5c Ah Tc]
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [4s Qd Ac 3c] [Jd]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah Tc] [Qs]
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [4s Qd Ac 3c Jd] [6h]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah Tc Qs] [8h]
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to RobieATL [4s Qd Ac 3c Jd 6h] [8c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Ks 5c Ah Tc Qs 8h] [Qh]
RobieATL shows [4s Qd Ac 3c Jd 6h 8c] (Ace Queen high)
Bender2006 shows [Ks 5c Ah Tc Qs 8h Qh] (a pair of Queens)
Bender2006 wins the pot (2,788) with a pair of Queens
Bender2006: gg
RobieATL stands up

And I bust the bubble in 5th place on the very next hand. Wanna do something right, do it yourself.


Full Tilt Poker Game #487486033: $5 + $0.50 Tournament (3074544), Table 3 - 400/800 Ante 75 - Limit Seven Card Stud - 12:29:13 ET - 2006/03/09
Seat 1: JMarkeff (983)
Seat 4: george r banks (23,511)
Seat 5: bulldog83 (2,317)
Seat 7: Bender2006 (3,871)
Seat 8: 77722 (15,818)
JMarkeff antes 75
george r banks antes 75
bulldog83 antes 75
Bender2006 antes 75
77722 antes 75
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8d]
Dealt to george r banks [Ks]
Dealt to bulldog83 [3d]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc] [3c]
Dealt to 77722 [Jh]
Bender2006 is low with [3c]
Bender2006 brings in for 100
77722 folds
JMarkeff calls 100
george r banks folds
bulldog83 folds
george r banks: nh
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8d] [4h]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c] [Td]
Bender2006 bets 400
JMarkeff calls 400
77722: one more to money
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8d 4h] [9c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c Td] [8c]
Bender2006: ty
Bender2006 bets 800
JMarkeff calls 408, and is all in
Bender2006 shows [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c]
JMarkeff shows [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c]
Uncalled bet of 392 returned to Bender2006
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c] [2c]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c] [6h]
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to JMarkeff [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c 2c] [Ad]
Dealt to Bender2006 [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c 6h] [5d]
Bender2006 shows [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c 6h 5d] (a pair of Tens)
JMarkeff shows [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c 2c Ad] (a pair of Eights)
Bender2006 wins the pot (2,191) with a pair of Tens
JMarkeff stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,191 Rake 0
Seat 1: JMarkeff showed [8h Jd 8d 4h 9c 2c Ad] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 4: george r banks folded on 3rd St.
Seat 5: bulldog83 folded on 3rd St.
Seat 7: Bender2006 showed [Tc Qc 3c Td 8c 6h 5d] and won (2,191) with a pair of Tens
Seat 8: 77722 folded on 3rd St.

Whoooooooooo!!!! Cashin feels mighty nice.